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February 02, 2012

Waitlist Guidelines

Our remaining Round 1 decisions were released last week, and we’ve received a number of questions from candidates who were placed on the waitlist. For clarification on our waitlist policy this year, please read on.

Your name will remain on the waitlist until a final decision is made on your application or you request your application be withdrawn.

Waitlisted candidates (excluding those who withdraw) will be reconsidered for admission in subsequent rounds.

Specifically, Round 1 applicants will receive an update on your application status by the Round 2 decision deadline of April 4, 2012. Some candidates may be offered the option of remaining on the waitlist for consideration in Round 3.

Waitlisted candidates may send in updates to their application since the Round 1 deadline to wlmgr@anderson.ucla.edu. This is completely optional.

We ask that you use your personal judgment and discretion in submitting information that is relevant to your application. Some examples include (but are not limited to): updated GMAT scores, promotions at work, and recent extracurricular accomplishments.

We cannot give individual feedback to waitlisted applicants.

Chances of being admitted off the waitlist are difficult to predict since the number of students admitted from the waitlist varies from year to year depending on the size/strength of the admit pool, number of admits who enroll, and other factors.

Before you rush to submit additional information to the waitlist manager, please keep in mind that:

Every interaction we have with you moving forward can be a data point on your file – make sure your interactions are targeted and value-added

This is the busiest time of year for most admissions offices

Quality of information/communication count more than quantity

As always, we appreciate your continued enthusiasm for UCLA Anderson and thank you for your patience as we craft the Class of 2014.

We will periodically revisit the waitlist and release decisions over the summer. We do not have set dates for when these decisions will be released since it much of it depends on if space opens up in the class before the start of school.